(05-04) 20:41 PDT PINOLE -- A Pinole police officer shot a man who had been driving a stolen rental car Friday after a brief chase, according to the California Highway Patrol.

"It appears that the injuries are not life-threatening," said Officer Elon Steers, a CHP spokesman.

At about 5:07 p.m., a black Chrysler 300 traveling west on Interstate 80 near Willow Avenue in Hercules was determined to be stolen and followed by a police car. The driver of the Chrysler apparently noticed he was being followed and abruptly exited on Pinole Valley Road.

The man drove north to the parking lot of a Kaiser hospital in Pinole. After a brief confrontation, the suspect was hit by one bullet at about 5:12 p.m., Steers said.

The suspect, who was identified only as a 32-year-old man, was arrested and sent to a hospital. He was the only person in the car.